Salvage rates of compromised free flap breast reconstruction after recurrent thrombosis

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 68-71

  Chang, Eric I ^a   Carlsen, Brian T ^b   Festekjian, Jaco H ^a   Da Lio, Andrew L ^a   Crisera, Christopher A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

breast reconstruction; microvascular free flap salvage; recurrent thrombosis

Indexed keywords

BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VASCULARIZATION; VENOUS THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

FREE TISSUE FLAPS; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 84880733545     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: 15363708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SAP.0b013e31824680c8     Document Type: Review

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